Comparison

Total Carp vs Watercraft™

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Total Carp

This monthly magazine offers the latest in carp fishing tackle, tactics, and bait recipes. It aims to help both new and experienced anglers improve their skills and catch more carp.

Highlights
  • Latest tackle reviews
  • Advanced fishing tactics
  • Bait creation recipes
  • Improve carp fishing skills
  • Digital magazine issues
  • Subscription options
Features
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The UK's biggest-selling carp magazine. If you are new to carp fishing or simply want to improve and catch more carp, there is only one magazine for you - Total Carp. The UK leads the World in carp fishing methods and bait creation but a carp is a carp worldwide. This monthly magazine features all the latest tackle, tactics and recipes to ensure that you catch more carp wherever you live. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Watercraft™

Features
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A precision instrument for carp anglers. watercraft holds what you work out for yourself: sessions, catch reports, spots, and the slow-earned knowledge of your waters. It gives it back when you ask. Everything is private by default. WATERS Add the lakes and rivers you fish. Each water carries its own illustrated lake map with numbered swims, drawn from watercraft's own database. SESSIONS The spine of the app. Begin a session, log conditions and notes as you go, and close with a summary worth keeping. The calendar holds every trip, with moon phase alongside. CATCH REPORTS File each capture properly: weight, water, swim, conditions, photo. A clean record of your angling, not a feed for anyone else. SPOTS Mark the spots that matter, down to the exact yard, and keep them where they belong. With you. PATTERNS Over time, watercraft reads your own records back to you: conditions, windows, what has worked and where. Not tips, not predictions. Your data, organised. WHAT IT ISN'T Not a social feed. No public swims, no grid of grinning captures, no algorithm. Not a leaderboard. Not a coach. It will not tell you where to fish or when to strike. Not a place to broadcast a spot. What you file is yours. The default is private, the only default that makes sense. MEMBERSHIP watercraft is free to download. Full access is £39 per year as an auto-renewing subscription, or by single Session Pass at £4.99, with a three-pack at £12.00. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of use: https://watercraft.app/terms Privacy policy: https://watercraft.app/privacy True watercraft is not given, it's earned. A product of Swimbooker.

Screenshots

Total Carp4 screens
Watercraft™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Watercraft™ at weekly against Total Carp's every 7 months. Watercraft™ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Total Carp sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Watercraft™ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $39.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Carp ships an update every 7 months, Watercraft™ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Total Carp versus Watercraft™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal CarpWatercraft™
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMortons Media Group Ltdswimbooker

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Total Carp

Subscriptions2
  • Total Carp Magazine1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Total Carp Magazine1 Month trial$31.991 Year
One-time8
  • Total Carp 3 back issue bundle$2.99
  • July 2011 (id:363993)$3.99
  • April 2012 (id:364141)$3.99
Show 5 more
  • May 2012 (id:365259)$3.99
  • June 2012 (id:364238)$3.99
  • Complete Guide ... (id:364383)$3.99
  • Carp Bait – Foo... (id:398426)$3.99
  • December 2018 (id:455832)$3.99
3 purchases

Watercraft™

Subscriptions1
  • Watercraft Pro 1 Year1 Year trial$39.001 Year
One-time2
  • Watercraft Session Pass$4.99
  • Watercraft Session Passes (3-Pack)$12.00

Questions

Is Total Carp free?
Total Carp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watercraft™ free?
Watercraft™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Total Carp or Watercraft™ have ads?
Neither Total Carp nor Watercraft™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Carp or Watercraft™?
Total Carp ships an update every 7 months, and Watercraft™ weekly. Most recently, Total Carp was updated on October 24, 2026 and Watercraft™ on October 25, 2026.

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